Frequent urination

[Nocturnal]

For the past few weeks I've had to use the restroom quite a few times throughout the day. I don't drink much water. I have a co-worker who is a little older than I am and he brings in those huge bottles of water and drinks almost the entire thing and I haven't seen him leave to go use the restroom once. Where as myself, if I drink a large drink, I'll have to use the restroom every ten-fifteen minutes. I also wake up during the middle of the night due to the urge of having to urinate.

Other than this, I don't have any symptoms of a UTI. I'm wondering what else it could be and if anyone else has had this problem.

Btw, I'm 23 years old, overweight. Other than that I'm in good shape, I think.

 

[keeleysam]

http://www.kopes.com/computer/internet-urinal.htm

 

[Lonyo]

You have diabetes!

 

[hjo3]

Go to the doctor.

 

[yobarman]

I piss a lot during the day. I think its because I drink a lot of coffee and water (well of course it is.) Also when i drink booze I pee non stop. I can go hours without pissing, but once i break the seal its like once an hour .

 

[hjo3]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
You have diabetes!

Ooh, he could be right -- overweight, frequent urination... I saw an episode of Scrubs about it, so I think I'm perfectly qualified to confirm this diagnosis. Definitely diabetes.

 

[Mill]

Diabetes.

 

[Encryptic]

Could be any number of things like diabetes or your prostate's acting up (if you're a guy, that is).

Go to the doctor and get yourself checked out.

 

[EvilYoda]

Originally posted by: hjo3

Originally posted by: Lonyo
You have diabetes!

I saw an episode of Scrubs about it, so I think I'm perfectly qualified to confirm this diagnosis. Definitely diabetes.

You get my vote for post-of-the-day

 

[GeekDrew]

I've been drinking pop (namely, Mt Dew or Livewire) non-stop for a couple of years now. I could drink a *lot* of it without having to use the restroom... I would sip on Mt Dew all day long at work (desk job). I would have 3-4 cans of pop, plus lunch (and water or milk or whatever I had with lunch), and then a lot of the time I would go all afternoon sipping on pop or whatever, without needing to use the restroom.

Now, I drink a single 20 oz bottle of water, and I have to use the restroom almost immediately. WTF? It's only when I drink water - I'm still the same way if I'm just drinking pop and whatnot... but I've been drinking a lot more water than I used to. It's annoying. Other odd things have been happening since I started drinking "normal" amounts of water, too. :-\

 

[Howard]

You should order some bladder enlargement pills online.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
You have diabetes!

Yep, good-bye.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

I was diagnosed with prostatitis...an infection of the prostate. Doc gave me antibiotics, and I'm doing better. Not 100%, but better. he also advised me to cut back on my caffeine (drank a lot of Dr Pepper).

 

[HN]

do you drink a lot of coffee?

 

[SagaLore]

Just be glad you wake up.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: hjo3

Originally posted by: Lonyo
You have diabetes!

Ooh, he could be right -- overweight, frequent urination... I saw an episode of Scrubs about it, so I think I'm perfectly qualified to confirm this diagnosis. Definitely diabetes.

Stop talking crap.
You can't make that kind of diagnosis unless he takes his pants off first, you idiot.

 

[Xylitol]

Diabetes: the 1st type where you pee a lot not adult onset

 

[frodrick]

prostate cancer.

 

[SilentZero]

You should know better for asking medical advice on ATOT! Tsk tsk tsk.

 

[Drakkon]

i visited a urologist recently and during the prostate exam the main focus was on urination: frequency, color, length, feeling, etc, etc
prettymuch the more frequent, the more yellow, the more "thick" and more short the stream then the more likely it is you got some sorta prostate problem.
luckly my problem was kidney based...or unlucky as i have kidney stones

 

[JinLien]

Might want to check with a doctor to see if you have blader infection or worst diabetes.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

peeing frequently is a symptom of being a female

since you don't have any of the other warning signs for that, i would say get checked for diabetes. does your urine smell sweet? thats another warning sign

 

[tennisflip]

You need some anti diuretic hormone. Your posterior pituitary may be fudged.

 

[BrokenVisage]

you have rock salt

 

[dawnbug]

You'd only have diabetes if you had unquenchable thirst with your frequent urination. So you probably don't have to worry about that.

I also have to go to the bathroom frequently-- I cut back on my soda intake recently and started drinking water instead. I think my problem is just that I've suddenly started drinking much more water than I used to.

Do you drink a lot of caffeine? It's a diuretic.